A multi-volume biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the greatest literary figures of the Romantic era. The book covers the final years of Goethe's life, including his work as a statesman and his influence on German culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Life of Goethe, Vol. 3: 1815-1832, From the Congress of Vienna to the Poet's Death In verifying references, so far as the books Were accessible to me, I found it necessary to correct a number of misprinted names, dates, titles, and editions. A few errors of the kind that escaped me at first, together with some misprints which were not corrected in the first two volumes of the translation, may be found in a list of errata at the end of this volume. I wish to acknowledge here my indebtedness and grati tude to Professor B. 0. Foster for his valuable criticism of the manuscript of the second and third volumes and for his help in reading the proof; also to Professor G. J. Peirce for helpful suggestions on certain portions of the two volumes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

First published in 1905-1908, this exhaustive work was immediately accepted as the standard life of Goethe, and remains the most thorough multi-volume biography available. A three-volume life of Goethe, with full critical estimates designed for the student rather than for the general reader. The author devoted a life-time to the work and based it upon material made accessible by the opening of the Goethe archives and by recent philological investigation. ..".is probably the most complete and authoritative life of Goethe." -- Review of Reviews This title is cited and recommended by Books for College Libraries and the Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College. At the time of original publication, William A. Cooper was Assistant Professor of German at Stanford University.